Dispensing device



June 4, 1929. H P, SAUGMAN I 1,715,429

DISPENS ING DEVICE Filed NOV. 13, 1926 va label indicating the contentsof the con- Patented .lime 4, 1929..

iinn'rvie P. seueiirainor GLEivDAFLn, oni-iii"omini.`

' Vnisrniisi'ive. iiiivicn.`

/ Jippiicafioa ined ivyemberia, 192e. seriaiiro. maize.

This invention hastodo with a dispensing devi-cer, and it is anobjectvof the invention to provide a simple, practical and improveddevice applicable to a container to dispense fluid therefrom.

Beverages and inore particularlyv Syrups or Vfruit juices, usedinnialring beverages are commonly distributed to dealers ,or lmerchantsin ugs or bottles. A manufacturer or 'producer will ordinarily employ aAstandard type and size of jug and will apply thereto,

tainer. Heretofora'it hasib'een customary for vdealers orv merchants,upon receiving bev-v erages or' beverage syrups, to empty. 'them fromthe containers into ordinary dispensing pumpsfand the lilrecoinmonlyfound atsoda fountains. This practice Y, is unsanitary, wasteful,inconvenient and it rendersthe labels applied to the containers by theniaiiufacturer or producer practically useless, as

they are never on display UO the buying public.

It is an object'of my .present inventionvto 'l provide a Ldispensingapparatus which veinploys or includesl a standard o'r'typical form.

of container for instance, a jug or bottlesuch as a manufacturer may usein distributing` his f f I ,illustrated` inthe. drawings, lisexternally.

screw.'threaded,.and inpractice, the manuproduct. p Y Y y I lt isanother object of this invention to Vprovidera simple, efl'ective deviceapplicable to a eontainerto dispense fluid therefrom. Y

` A; further object of this invention is to providey an attachment for astandardforinof container which, Vtogether kwith' the container,

, forms a sightly attractive andl efectivedis-- device, displaying. thelabelbearing portion'of the container and the'fcontents.

It is another object of this invention to pro'- pensing vide a bulbactuated dispensing device which v operates to keep the liuid'in thedevice efffectively agitated.

Y.linotherobj ect of my inventionv is topro-v Avide a dispensing deviceof the character' rneii-A tionedfroin which `Huid will not seepordischargeV unless the device is deliberately op-A erated.

The 'various objects andfeatures of this,l

invention willbebesty and more fully understood from 'the l followingdetailed descrip'- `tionof atypical preferred Vforni of the in-` ventionthroughout whichdescription, refervraccompanying drawings, j l

' A' i' 5 drawings... I t'Willbe' obvious that theclosure Y' ence ishad'to the in which;

Fig. l, aV vertical detailed sectional VView showing the constructionprovided this invention; f

F ig. 2,is an enlarged transverse sectional view, being a view talren'asindicated by@ Y line 2&2 on Fig. 1; andy Fig. 3, is" an enlargeddetailed sectional view taken asindicated by line 3-3 on'Fig- 1.

My present invention is designed to .utilize a container such as a jugin whcih liquid canbe. sold, 'as a partofV aV dispenser, vfrom which itcan be dispensed as required for use.

In describinginy invention, I will refer tofa simple, and" :typical formof` container. lO,l

rksuch as is commonly used in distributing beverages, syrupsandfruitjuices for( the making of beverages. [In this connection, Ihaveillustrated the container 10 in the form of a glass jug havingl astraight cylindrical-l body 11, an inwardly curved topV part 12 terjininating in a neclrgl3. Inemploying this form of container,ainanufacturer or proff ducer ordinarily applies a label .14: to the"body part 11, indicating lthev nature or trade l 4naine of theproductin the container., Fur-V v. ther, this type of jugis .commonlyprovided at its top part' 12 with a handle 15,.by which Y it can beconveniently handled. The neclrlf facturer or producer seals fthejug byscrew threading a cap ontoaneclr. In accordance with my present,invention the containerldl Y inv which theliquid'is voriginallylilled,gisj .Y

utilized in and asa part ofthe dispensr'igv apparatus, from which theliquidis used. ik In parts just mentioned,1 may provide', agbase 16 toreceive the container 10 and forni-an effective support iand holdertherefor. Y

. The closure 17 is infthis case inthe form of a cap and is madetotightly close the neck .13 of the container. Y, To lit theneclrgshownin thev drawings, the cap has an internally.

screw threadedfp'art to co-opferatefwith the screw threads onthe neckintheima'nner illus"- i trated in Fig. 1, of thedrawings. Toassurel atightl connection between the cap and neclnl l may arrangev a washer23Hbetweenthese parts in thev manner clearly Qsliownfin" the ies.1

is open to receive liquid .from the container. while the upper end ofthe pipe Communn maybe in Vthe Vform of a plug or Vcork if the containerrused is suited for that form of clo sure. i Y Y 'The' feed pipe 18 iscarried by the cap 17 and extends downwardly therefrom into thecontainer 'to a point closetothe bottoni of the containeix* 'The lowerend of` the pipe 18 lturnedy as shown in Fig. l, ofthe drawings.

In accordance withmy invention I provide a lip 26 inthe outer Vendportion of the spout to prevent liquid vleft in the spout afteroperation of the device from dripping from the end of the spout., 1

Y 1 rvThe bulb 2O is mounted on top of orl above the cap 17, and inpractice I employ a bulb formed of rubber having its exterior 30 made toappear asia fruit for instance, if the device is Vto'be used indispensing orangejuice, or a liquid from which an orange drink may bemade, the exterior of the bulb is made to represent .or appear as anorange. In this case, it is advantageous to 'form the bulb of i' orangecolored rubber, yand to make its outer surface irregular to correspondto that of an orange. In accordance with myinvention, I

make the bulb 2O so that itreturns to its normal'expanded position with'considerable force, `after having been ycollapsed 'or depressed).V Inpractice, I do this byforming Vthe bulb ofthe proper grade Vof rubber,and I may provide reinforcing ribs 31 on the interior of tliebulb toniaterially'aid this ac- Htion. turnto its expanded position with force,will be apparent from the following description:

The advantagesof havingtlie bulb re- T-he bulb is mounted on the top ofthe cap 17 `andfhasV an opening 33 which communi- Cates with theinterior of the container 10- i through Y an opening or port 34 `formed[throughthe vcap 17. `In the construction shown the drawings,lhavemounted the Vbulb 2O by means of a small plate 40 ar-j franged attheixnterior `of the bulbrand screws 41 which extend'upwardl-y throughthe cap 17 f, through the opening in the bulb and into theplate to drawthe plate toward the cap and thereby tightlyholdthebulb. The plate i"4,0 as'shown `covers the opening 33 in the bulb if f f land thereforeisprovided with anopening makinglthe'interior of :the'bulb open with thecontainer.

i Vpreferably made to fit over and cover the top part12ofthecontainer10; Inethe preferred Y construction, vshown in thedrawings, the hood The hood21 isicarried by thepcap 17 and' is 21extends fromthe top of the capvdowncover the entire upper portion'of the'container.V The hood is preferably formed of metal or other suitablematerial and in practice, maybe effectively finished or decorated. In`the preferred form. of construction, the

lconnection is made between the cap 17 and hood 21 by extending the hoodover the cap or between the cap and bulb; In this case, the screwstlextend through suitable lopenings in the hood and pass upwardly tothe' Vwardly and outwardly to extend over and plate V40 and the screwswhen tight, and operate to effectively hold the hood as well as thebulb.V A washer 21"L may be provided bei tween the cap and hood assuringa. tight oint.

In carrying out my invention I provide a small opening 4:5 near theyupper end of the feed pipe 18'which opening allows passage ofair betweenthe interior of the pipe 1 8 Aand sok the interior of 'the container`10Vab`ove the liquid therein but 4does not Vallow'anyfsub stantialamount of liquid to escape when the device .is operated'.` VThis smallhole 4,5 is a veryiniportant feature of thedevice, for if Iit were notfor this opening or'hole, pressure developing-in the bulb and inthecontainer 'above' the liquid due to heat or any other cause wouldfcausetheliquidfto rise in the tube 18 yand possibly discharge through thespout l19 when not desired.

, The` base 16 which can be used at thewill of the operator ispreferably in the form of an ornamentalv plate having acentraldepressiony I 50 to receive 'the bottom lof the container 10.

By this arrangement a container is effectively y 'supported by .the baseand the base hides the botto-1n or lowerportion of the container so thatonly the cylindrical body part ofthe container is visible,v the topportion12 of the container being covered by the hood' 21.

being received'is mounted in the base 1Q and is applied. toi-ts neck sothat the feedpipe 18 extends into the container yto a point close to thebottom thereofwhile the hood'21 Icxtendsfover thejupperv part ofthecontainer for use.v In operating position the cylindrical body partofthe container is the only portion of the container visible.

dispensing device. To dispenseliquidvfrom the container the operatorappliesl pressure to the exteriorofthe bulb `to depress orvcollapse it,thus expelling the air from ,withinl the bulb, forcing it through theopening 34- in the cap andv into the container above the liquid therein.This results inta-n increased pressure on the liquidin the'container andcauses the liquid to rise in the vfeed pipe 1 8 In operation a container10 of liquid upon Llos after its original cap is removed, the Vcap 17 Aconcealingthe neck, handlejandupper part ,i 12. Then the cap `1.7`istightly applied to .the neck ofthe container, the device is ready"rhs-nba i' '14 originally applied to the'bodypart is i visible'andoperates asa label for vthe entirel Y and discharge from the wspo-ut 19.In practice, the bulb 20 is quickly collapsed so that the pressure inthe feed pipe and that on the liquid in the container does not have timeto equalize by a passage of air through thesmall opening 4:5. When theAbulb is released it immediately returns to its normal expanded positionand because of the formation and construction of the bulb, it returnsquickly and forcefully, thus forming a vacuuminthe container or 'quicklyreducing the pressurev on the liquid in the container causing any liquidthen in the spout and feed pipe to quickly return to the container, anddraw air with it to discharge from the lower end of the feed pipe in amanner to effectively agitate the liquid in the container. Because ofthe manner in which liquid left in the feed pipe and spout and the airfollowing, this liquid returns to the container to agitate the liquidtherein, occasional operation of the device will keep the liquid in thecontainer effectively agitated or mixed. The air discharged into U Vthebottom of tlie container vbubbles up through the. liquid in thecontainer and is very effective in agitatiiig the liquid. Vhen .thedevice is not in operation,.the small hole 45 in the feed pipe 18vkeepsthe pressure in the feed pipe and that on the fluid in the containerequalized so that the fluid will not creep up in theV vfeed pipe v,anddischarge through the spout'when not desired.

In accordance with my invention, the feed pipe 18 is adjustable toextend various disf` tances from the plug to accommodate containers ofdifferent depths. In thecase L shown in the drawings the pipe is screwthreaded tothe closure and is therefore adv justable by rotation. Theparticular forni of adjusting means used will depend somewhat upon therange ofl adjustment necessary.

provision of a device in the form of a unit applicable to a container`to form a complete eective and practical fluid display dispenser.Another important feature of my invention apparent from'the foregoingdescription is the varrangement .whereby a typical or anordinarycontainer may be incorporated in a dispenser so that it is not 4ap-y Afeature of'iny present invention theV parent to an ordinary observation.that an` kordinary container isused as a. partA of the dispenser.

`Having described onlya typical preferred form of inyinvention I do notwish to limit myself to the specificdetails set forth, but wish toreserve to myself any changes or `variationsthatmay appear to thoseskilled 6o,

in the Vart or fall withinfthe scope ofthe following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: f 1. `An attachment for acontainer having a neck with an opening including aclosu're theclosureand of substantial size to conceal the neck of the container, abulb engaging the top of the hood and having communication withthecontainer through the hood and closure, a fluid conduit extendingfrom Vthe interior of the container throughthe closure to the exteriorlof the container, anda screw extending` between and connecting the`closure hood and bulb. I y l 2. An attachment'for a container having aneck with an openingaincluding a hood yextending downwardly over theneck, a closure carried inthe hood'to close L,the opening, a fluidconduit extending from thek interior 'of the container through theclosure to the exterior of the container, and a bulb ymounted directlyvon the hood havingrcom-l niunication with the interior of the conVtainer for applying pressure to the container.

3. An attachment for a vertical container having a body and a neck witha single-openf ing including a closure for .the opening, a

fluid Vconduit for conducting fluid from lthe i container and extendingfrom the bottom of the container and through the closure, means forapplying pressure to the fluid in thecontainer to discharge it throughthe conduit,

and a hood carried by the closure extending over and covering the-neckof the container,

the hood being of sufcientlength to extend 65 y for the opening, a hoodengaging the top of l

